diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-keggrest/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-keggrest/package.py
index 397eb6566cf..7b11221c766 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-keggrest/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-keggrest/package.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ class RKeggrest(RPackage):
 
     bioc = "KEGGREST"
 
+    version("1.40.0", commit="1bdb0b57d7e9b708da14d2847c2a17ca35500b21")
     version("1.38.0", commit="4dfbff9f6662227bd49d64d18a342f469dd88ad3")
     version("1.36.3", commit="1827cde76863aa80c83264a0dd95514654358df3")
     version("1.36.0", commit="591818bbc9195bfd0657cf4f5c7c771ea7f86830")